AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A typical plant on the earth that uses photosynthesis is a C3 plant. In this process carbon dioxide enters a plant through its stomata, and the enzyme Rubisco fixes carbon into sugar using the Calvin cycle. It fuels plant growth. This fixation of carbon dioxide by rubisco is the first step of the Calvin cycle.

Detailed explanation-2: -About 85% of the plants on Earth use the C3 pathway to fix carbon via the Calvin Cycle. During the one-step process, the enzyme RuBisCO (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) causes an oxidation reaction in which some of the energy used in photosynthesis is lost in a process known as photorespiration.

Detailed explanation-3: -The majority of plant species on Earth uses C3 photosynthesis, in which the first carbon compound produced contains three carbon atoms.

Detailed explanation-4: -C3 Pathway (Calvin Cycle) The majority of plants produce 3-carbon acid called 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA) as a first product during carbon dioxide fixation. Such a pathway is known as the C3 pathway which is also called the Calvin cycle. Calvin Cycle occurs in three steps: carboxylation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first compound produced in a C3 cycle is a 3-carbon substance named 3-phosphoglyceric acid. On the other hand, in C4 pathways, the primary stable compound is a 4-carbon compound known as oxaloacetate acid. C3 cycle is found in every plant.